Courage was one of Gene Roddenberry's more famous victims. After composing the theme, he found he was only receiving half the royalties as Roddenberry had invoked a contractual clause to be credited for lyrics.

Reminds me of Marvel Comics` Secret War series. Not the one with The Beyonder but the one with Jack Kirby, Ditko etc,... As much as I love the original series of Star Trek I also think it was a case of "eventual luck." Roddenberry wasn`t particularly original. He had pretty much the same idea that he pushed and pushed and, eventually, it worked. I also believe that Shatner proved a more telegenic actor than Hunter despite his legendary over acting. I suppose this whole story would re-inforce the notion that behind every success story is a tale of daggers, dark deeds and self interest.

I'm only familiar with the 80s/00s Secret Wars series.I suspect something would have filled Trek's position, say an adaption of Van Vogt's Space Beagle. What surprises me is his pitch for a Jules Verne rip off series about adventures in a balloon hasn't been picked up.Hunter lost Mike Brady to Robert Reed and died after a fall. Shame,